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Training of Lesotho MPs

The SADC Parliamentary Forum in partnership with the Southern Africa Resource Watch will be hosting a National training workshop for the Parliament of Zimbabwe from 6th -7th March in Harare. The SADC Parliamentary Forum approved, adopted and launched the Barometer towards the end of last year.

The training workshop is part of a series of trainings on the Barometer for Monitoring Mineral Resource Governance in Southern Africa that SARW and SADC-PF are planning to organize in all SADC Countries, targeting Members of Parliament and other Stakeholders where possible.

The objective of the trainings is to empower Parliaments in the region to independently undertake their oversight role more efficiently in the Resource Sector. The planned training Workshop in Zimbabwe will bring together at least 30 Members of Parliament and Staff.

Behind SARW’s appointment are the various activities since 2010 to tackle the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the Great Lakes Region, the Alternative Summit on the margins of ICGLR Heads of State Special Summit.

The mining industry contributes significantly to the hardship experienced by black women in rural areas of South Africa. For decades, mining houses have drawn in young black men for labour, only for many to return home sick, with little to show for years spent toiling underground.